Ms. Marvel #6
There were several things I liked in this issue. For one, Carol's failure to tell Tony that she had seen Cap; he asked, and she didn't deny it--but she didn't volunteer the info, saying only that she didn't know where he was, which would have been true enough. It may be that he has guessed, from her phrasing, that she's seen him and not turned him in, in which case he's either showing a currently-uncharacteristic bit of kindness in not pressing the issue, or has taken it as a sign that Carol may not be wholly trustworthy and will keep an eye on her. For another, the whole interaction between Carol and Simon on their foray for fast food. So yes, still a good read, will will certainly be better when Civil War is over.
Moon Knight #4
Still a good story, although it's hard in places to figure out what's real, what's not real, and what's flashback. That's the point, I suppose :). I especially liked the scene with Marlene--how much there is still under the surface in this story. It moves gradually, but not slowly. It's possible that I'll tire of the unrelenting darkness eventually, but right now there's a real sense of something building up. Comics often try for that, more often than not they don't do it all that well--here, it works.
New Avengers #23
This is pretty much a Spider-Woman issue, and although I have a certain fondness for Jessica based in part on the nostalgia factor (I enjoyed her original book quite a bit when I was a kid), I have little fondness for her current portrayal. (And that's entirely apart from her habit of answering the door in her underwear. Who does that?) So. Iron Man is a dick, and no one should ever trust him under any circumstances. (I'm still hoping, fond as I am of Tony, that this is a side-effect of Extremis.) And I'm sure that being a secret agent with conflicting loyalties is confusing, but does Jessica have to be so, well, pathetic? The only reason she hooks up with the resistance is because "I have no place else to go"? That doesn't sound like the Jessica I grew up reading. She may have been uncertain at times, but she was never less than self-capable. We'll see next issue. Regardless, I have enough history with the Avengers book that it would take a lot more than this to drive me away from their current incarnation.
Nightwing #123
Not only one to throw back, but one to never again go anywhere near. I'd heard promising things about the title, but this is just not a guy I'm interested in reading about. (Also, was Dick's relationship with Starfire unwritten at some point during one of DC's revamps? I did read Teen Titans many years ago, and it seemed to be a fairly significant relationship.) In any case, no thanks.
She-Hulk #10
So, Jen and John are married, and may possibly have become particularly enamored of one another due to Starfox, somehow; Pug thinks he has evidence of this, but Jen is too busy trying to separate him from her wolfman-ized spouse to pay much attention. All right, so if their love was in fact created (or helped along) by an external force (which seems pointed at by the way Jen describes newlywed bliss to Patsy/Hellcat), what then? Jen seems inclined to leave it as is, but in the long run that's not going to fly. So...is the creepily cute (cutely creepy?) relationship between Awesome Andy and Mallory Book of similar origin? I'm sure that big revelations are on their way. I'm still enjoying this book. :)
Wonder Woman #2
A keeper, I think. The story is tolerable, the art is decent (there are even women who apparently wear a B cup! I didn't think they made those in spandex!) I am still looking forward to Diana's return to the role of Wonder Woman, but her current work isn't bad. Particularly well done in this issue, I thought, was Wonder Girl's anger and sense of betrayal. (I'd probably find it more affecting if I had any sense of the character--what I know of her is pretty much entirely from 52--but it's refreshing to see in any case.)
The eleven-year-old says it's confusing--that Diana and Donna look exactly the same--but I imagine that'll be less of a problem when the book settles in; however, at this point she can only give it an "it's okay."
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